Conor McGregor tore his ACL.
Last weekend, McGregor made his long-awaited return to the cage at UFC 329, where he rematched Max Holloway in the main event. Unfortunately, the bout ended before it ever really got started as McGregor injured his knee in the opening moments while throwing a jumping switch kick. And now we know exactly what he did to it.
Speaking with reporters following UFC Oklahoma City, UFC CEO Dana White revealed that, as many speculated, McGregor tore his ACL.
“ACL,” White said when asked about the injury. “His knee is f*cked up.”
That is a tough blow for McGregor, who spent the past five years out of action, much of that time due to his catastrophic leg break against Dustin Poirier. McGregor previously mentioned he would need surgery on the knee, but a torn ACL means “Notorious” is likely looking at another nine months to a year on the shelf.
Before UFC 329, McGregor mentioned that the UFC was targeting an April date for McGregor’s final fight on his current UFC contract; however, given this news, the earliest McGregor can fight is probably next summer. And for White, it’s so far out that any speculation about when or where is useless.
“He’s having knee surgery. That’s it,” White said. “The Conor McGregor discussion isn’t even worth talking about. He’s got to have knee surgery. He’s going to have to go through physical therapy. It’s all going to take time. And then when the doctor says you can start hardcore training again, then we start talking about Conor McGregor again.”
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